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The band came together in California in 1961 with founding members and brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. They performed catchy, youthful tunes ...
Brian Wilson's artistic control over the Beach Boys' records was unprecedented for the time. [430] Carl Wilson elaborated: "Record companies were used to having absolute control over their artists. It was especially nervy, because Brian was a 21-year-old kid with just two albums. It was unheard of. But what could they say? Brian made good records."
The three Wilson brothers — Brian, Carl and Dennis — along with cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine, brought a harmonic revolution to group vocals with their Southern California sound that ...
Wilson's Hawthorne High School yearbook portrait, 1961. Dennis Carl Wilson was born on December 4, 1944, the second child of Audree Neva (née Korthof) and Murry Gage Wilson. [6] He spent his family years with his brothers Brian and Carl and their parents in Hawthorne, California. [7]
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century.
Carl Dean Wilson was born the youngest of the three Wilson boys in Hawthorne, California, the youngest son of Audree Neva (née Korthof) and Murry Gage Wilson.From his pre-teens he practiced harmony vocals under the guidance of his brother Brian, who often sang in the family music room with his mother and brothers.
In 1968, Wilson appeared on the Beach Boys' Friends album, singing the brief bass vocal harmony in the chorus of "Be Here in the Mornin ' ". [65] In early 1969, he co-wrote the Beach Boys' song " Break Away " with Brian, and was credited under the pseudonym "Reggie Dunbar" on the record, which was released without much commercial success. [ 66 ]
Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour, and the album associated with it, That's Why God Made the Radio, which was released in June 2012, is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers: Dennis, who drowned in 1983, and youngest brother Carl, who died of cancer in 1998.